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Raz Mangel

Greenfield Partners appoints Raz Mangel as Partner

13.02.24|Meir Orbach
Mangel joined the VC firm six years ago and has been instrumental in several of Greenfield Partners' key investments, including Vast Data, BigPanda, Guardicore, and Avanan
אלי ניר משקיע הון סיכון

Eli Nir revealed as VC exec charged with sexual crimes

07.02.24|Meir Orbach
An indictment alleges that Nir, who until recently served as a senior investment partner for OurCrowd, used Tinder to contact women and has charged him with two counts of rape and two counts of sodomy during three incidents in 2017, 2019, and 2020 involving three women he met through the app. "The indictment in this case should not have been filed in the first place, since the evidence in the investigation points to our client's complete innocence," said Nir’s lawyers
אריאל שטרמן

Bessemer Venture Partners appoints Ariel Sterman as Partner

05.02.24|Meir Orbach
Sterman has become the fund’s third Partner in Israel focusing on investments in Israel and Europe. Over the years, Bessemer has invested approximately a billion dollars in more than 60 Israeli companies and currently has more than 40 active investments in Israel
תום ליבנה מייסד ויו"ר ורביט

Tom Livne stepping down as Verbit CEO, will serve as Chairman, focus on VC

04.02.24|Mair Orbach
Livne will join Yaniv Jacobi’s Oryzn Capital after being a limited partner in its second and third funds
Generative AI Chip

Mapping Israel's GenAI security pioneers

01.02.24|Sophie Shulman
It is estimated that in the past year there were between eight and ten Seed rounds for Israeli AI security companies, averaging $5-6 million
Samer Haj-Yehia and Andy Walter

Vintage Investment Partners adds Dr. Samer Haj-Yehia and Andy Walter to its strategic advisory board

30.01.24|Meir Orbach
"Both Samer and Andy are world class professionals that are universally respected. More importantly, both bring unique experience and perspectives to Vintage that we are thrilled to tap”, said Alan Feld, Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Vintage
אולם דיונים ב בית משפט עליון

Senior VC executive charged with sexual offenses against two women

30.01.24|Meir Orbach
The name of the investor will be published next week after his appeal to the Supreme Court was rejected. The indictment states that the investor had sexual relations with two women against their will
ג'ון אווירט שותף ב StepStone VC

"There is currently a trillion dollars trapped in VC funds and investors are desperate for liquidity”

29.01.24|Meir Orbach
"The current market situation is the perfect storm for us. Investors, who may have initially expected 7x or 5x returns in venture capital, are now willing to liquidate even for a 2x return,” explained John Avirett, a Partner at StepStone VC, who is in Israel raising money from institutional investors for a new $3 billion secondary fund
Aaron Ibex

Ibex Investors appoints Aaron Rinberg as Partner

28.01.24|CTech
“His extensive experience in private investments, coupled with his deep knowledge of the Israeli market, make him a valuable addition to our team,” said Justin Borus, CEO and Founder.
Red Dot Capital Partners

Red Dot Capital Partners completes first close of $250 million early growth fund

22.01.24|Meir Orbach
The fund leads investments in Israeli companies that show first signs of product market fit and have reached revenues of $1-5 million, usually in A-C rounds
צוות קרן ההשקעות הישראלית-אירופית Cardumen Capital

Cardumen Capital raises $120 million for early-stage deep tech fund

17.01.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli-European VC will invest in pre-Seed and Seed stage companies in fields such as AI, cybersecurity, big data, and information technologies
Team8 Dror Asaf

Team8 appoints Asaf Azulay and Dror Grof as new Partners

16.01.24|CTech
“The promotions of Asaf and Dror to the group's management is a natural progression and is a testament to their accomplishments,” said Yuval Shachar, Chairman and Managing Partner.
אמיר שבט וידאו

Former Twitter exec Amir Shevat launches new early-stage VC

16.01.24|Meir Orbach
The former head of Twitter’s developer platform said that Darkmode Ventures, which has raised $5 million, has invested in 12 companies to date, ten of which include Israeli entrepreneurs
סטיב מנוצ'ין

Steve Mnuchin: “We're looking at some very large significant investment opportunities in Israel”

15.01.24|Sophie Shulman
Despite the ongoing war, the former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, who visited Israel last week, remains optimistic regarding the outlook of the local economy and its high-tech sector
Oded Hermoni Gali Bloch Liran

Journeys of impact and meaningful connection: From living with loss to building a 'capitalist Kibbutz' in Silicon Valley

11.01.24|Gali Bloch Liran
As part of her day job, Executive Coach Gali Bloch Liran helps founders, CEOs, and investors develop the right skills and mentality. Her podcast takes us through the roller coaster of vulnerability, humanity, and the personalities of these "top dogs" of business and tech
שותפים בקרן השקעות וינטג' Vintage Investment Partners

Vintage Investment Partners raises $200 million for its 4th growth-stage fund

11.01.24|Meir Orbach
Growth IV will invest in 15-20 leading Israeli, European, and U.S. growth-stage technology startups. The new fund brings Vintage’s total assets under management to roughly $4 billion
חדר מצב סייבר במשרדי Dell בבאר שבע

Decoding Israel's cyber success amid 2023 challenges and predictions for 2024

04.01.24|Sophie Shulman
YL Ventures' analysis exposes Israeli cyber's resilience, with total fundraising among Israeli cybersecurity startups last year amounting to $1.9 billion in 71 investment rounds, marking a 41% drop compared to 2022. However, the average Seed round rose to $9.8 million in 2023 and 21 Israeli cyber companies were acquired, compared to 16 in 2022
תומאס קריין Managing Director ב Insight Partners

Increased cybersecurity M&A activity reinforces Israeli strength and innovation

28.12.23|Thomas Krane
“There are many reasons to believe that Israeli cyber M&A will not only continue but also accelerate. The combination of cyber being in Israeli DNA and the value creation already shown is sure to invite new startups into the ecosystem as well as buyers looking to capitalize on exceptional technology, talent, and businesses,” writes Thomas Krane, Managing Director at Insight Partners
משתתפי פאנל תעשיית ההון סיכון מימין דניאל שנער יפעת אורון חמוטל מרידור ליעד אגמון גיגי לוי

Gigi Levy-Weiss: "I have never seen so few new startups in Israel and such difficulty in raising Seed"

28.12.23|Sophie Shulman
The General Partner of NFX, speaking on a panel with Yifat Oron of Blackstone, Hamutal Meridor from Vintage Investment Partners, and Liad Agmon from Insight Partners, does nevertheless see some long-term positives: “I’ve been talking to some very powerful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley who want to come here after the war and start their next company here”
קו רקיע מרכז תל אביב Tel Aviv Business Center

Israeli startups raise $1.45 billion in Q4 despite war, end 2023 with $6.9 billion in total

28.12.23|Meir Orbach
The fundraising activity in 2023 was similar to 2018-2019. The data reflects a 44% decrease in the number of deals and a 56% drop in the amount of raised capital compared to 2022
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